LORRY

lorry, camion

(noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

lorry

(noun) a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lorry (plural lorries)

(road transport, Britain, India) A motor vehicle for transporting goods, and in some cases people; a truck.

Synonyms: hauler, rig, tractor trailer, truck (US)

(dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

(dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.

(obsolete) A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled wagon without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

Hypernyms

• (motor vehicle for goods transport): vehicle

Verb

lorry (third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried)

(transitive, also, figuratively) To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

Source: Wiktionary


Lor"rie, Lor"ry, n.; pl. Lorries. Etym: [Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.]

Definition: A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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